Part 1: Minds-on
- Chapter 1: What Engineers Do
- Chapter 2: Key Elements of Engineering Analysis
- Chapter 3: How to solve problems and spreadsheet analyses
- Chapter 4: Energy: Kinds, Conversion, and Conservation
- Chapter 5: Chemical Energy of Fuels
- Chapter 6: Powering the Future
- Chapter 7: Electrical Circuits
- Chapter 8: Logic and Computers
- Chapter 9: Control Systems Design and Mechatronics
- Chapter 10: Kinematics of Motion
- Chapter 11: Materials Engineering
- Chapter 12: Bioengineering
- Chapter 13: Chemical Engineering
- Chapter 14: Manufacturing
Part 2: Hands-on
- Chapter 15: Introduction to Engineering Design
- Chapter 16: Two Ground Rules for Design
- Chapter 17: Clarification of the Task
- Chapter 18: Generation of Alternative Concepts
- Chapter 19: Evaluation of Alternatives and Selection of a Concept
- Chapter 20: Detailed Design
- Chapter 21: Oral Design Defense
- Chapter 22: Manufacturing and Testing
- Chapter 23: Performance Evaluation
- Chapter 24: Design Report
- Chapter 25: An Example of a Design Competition: "A Bridge Too Far."
- Chapter 26: Closing Remarks on the Important Role of Design Projects
Winner in its first edition of the Best New Undergraduate Textbook by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the American Association of Publishers (AAP), Kosky, et al is the first text offering an introduction to the major engineering fields, and the engineering design process, with an interdisciplinary case study approach. It introduces the fundamental physical, chemical and material bases for all engineering work and presents the engineering design process using examples and hands-on projects.
Organized in two parts to cover both the concepts and practice of engineering: Part I, Minds On, introduces the fundamental physical, chemical and material bases for all engineering work while Part II, Hands On, provides opportunity to do design projects.
Key Features
- An Engineering Ethics Decision Matrix is introduced in Chapter 1 and used throughout the book to pose ethical challenges and explore ethical decision-making in an engineering context
- Lists of "Top Engineering Achievements" and "Top Engineering Challenges" help put the material in context and show engineering as a vibrant discipline involved in solving societal problems
New to this edition
- Additional discussions on what engineers do, and the distinctions between engineers, technicians, and managers (Chapter 1).
- New coverage of Renewable Energy and Environmental Engineering helps emphasize the emerging interest in Sustainable Engineering.
- New discussions of Six Sigma in the Design section, and expanded material on writing technical reports.
- Re-organized and updated chapters in Part I to more closely align with specific engineering disciplines.
- New end of chapter excercises throughout the book.
Audience
- Freshman undergraduate students entering 4-year engineering programs, including those with declared or intended majors in all engineering areas such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, industrial, and civil engineering.
- Freshman undergraduate students who are taking an Introduction to Engineering Course either as a requirement for a technical degree or as an elective for science and technology requirements for other degree programs in liberal arts, business, life sciences, and so forth.
About the Authors
- Robert Balmer, Retired, Dean of Engineering and Computer Science Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.
- William Keat, Associate Professor Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.
- George Wise, Deputy Director of the Dudley Observatory.
- Philip Kosky, G.E. Distinguished Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (October 19, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0123747236
- ISBN-13: 978-0123747235
- Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
List Price: $89.95